Did I Strike a Nerve or Put My Hand on Some Pulse or Something?

[PrevertOne]

I'm a bit curious. In the past couple of weeks, I posted a bunch of stories that have done very well. The response has been nice and all, but the one that sort of perplexed me was the response to Lubed (nonhuman http://www.literotica.com/s/lubed). Now Lubed has been a personal favorite, but I didn't expect much more performance than Bee Stung (nonhuman http://www.literotica.com/s/bee-stung-pt-01). So it shocked me to see Lubed perform at such a high rate; over ten thousand hits in a week. It's my most popular story since Lamprey Lust (nonhuman http://www.literotica.com/s/lamprey-lust) and the votes produced similar results. I attributed the popularity of Lamprey Lust to the attention given it by the green E, but I didn't expect as much attention to Lubed. I had no indication that people would notice it either way or the other. So what mark did I hit? I mean, what drew people to the story? Was it the title? The description? Something must have stood out. :?: :scratching head:

 

[sr71plt]

There's no way to tell. Too many variables.

 

[straightman]

I stumbled across it in the erotic horror section. I clicked on your name to read the first part and saw that it was in the nonhuman section. The fact that you posted in two different sections for that series may be the reason that you were able to attract more readers. I'm not saying that that IS the reason, just that it is a possibility.

By the way, I'm sorry to hear that your editor passed away. (I saw in a different thread where you taked about the spam from their email.) You wrote very well even without using an editor. Hope to read more from you soon.

 

[PrevertOne]

The Lubed I'm talking about was the first part. It was performing above my expectations well before I posted the second part. It makes me curious.

 

[michchick98]

Seriously, why question it? Take the good with the bad. If you try to capitalize on the success by writing another story/chapter and fail, then you'll question that as well. Lit readers are hard to predict. One day they might hate a story, the next they'll love the next chapter of the same story, or the sequel.

 

[sr71plt]

From day to day it's likely not even the same set of readers. And you certainly can't make comparisons across categories.